online privacy

Reddit is looking to shape itself a bit more around the needs of the individual user in order to make the community more accepting as a whole. Reddit users will soon be able to block and mute other users on the site so they can customize their experience, The New York Times reports.
Reddit co-founder Christopher Slowe detailed the changes in an announcement on the site this morning. Read More

What do the following data-breach headlines from the past year have in common? The ﻿Sony Pictures hack: Everything we ﻿know so far; Anon﻿ymous h﻿ackers release emails ordering bear cubs be killed; Hackers threaten to rel﻿eas﻿e names from adultery website … Connecting the dots yet? Read More

With “Don’t Get Scroogled,” Microsoft went for shock and awe in its fight against Google by arguing that the search giant can’t be trusted with your personal information. Today, Microsoft is launching a far more restrained campaign: an online safety and security resource center, a privacy quiz and a new TV ad that proclaims that “your privacy is… Read More

U.S. parents are worried about the reputational damage of their teens’ online activities, according to a new report by the Pew Internet Project and the Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University, called Parents, Teens and Online Privacy. The research found that many parents are also continuing to take steps to mitigate and monitor their children’s online… Read More